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Commodities
July 2nd, 2022, 04:23 PM
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What commodities do you recommend trading?
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futrstrdr
I have found that it is very difficult to follow...
I have found that it is very difficult to follow more than a few markets. Although that depends on your style of trading. I find that for day trading I prefer ES, CL and GC. They have enough volume...
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Traders Hideout
May 17th, 2022, 02:19 PM
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how many hours per day do you watch the market?
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futrstrdr
Depends on what your trading. I trade GC and...
Depends on what your trading. I trade GC and trade it from 8-noon est. I trade CL from 8-2 EST
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Traders Hideout
October 10th, 2021, 01:58 PM
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Favorite instrument to trade
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futrstrdr
I use CL. Trades a lot better than ES and is not...
I use CL. Trades a lot better than ES and is not nearly as volatile
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Platforms and Indicators
July 24th, 2020, 09:06 PM
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ADX - what lengths work best?
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futrstrdr
I have been using a value of 7 for ADX for many...
I have been using a value of 7 for ADX for many years. Seems to work pretty well for me. It allows me to get a little head start on the beginning of a new trend.
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Platforms and Indicators
June 21st, 2020, 09:51 PM
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TradeStation or NinjaTrader?
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27,282
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futrstrdr
I have been using TS for 11 yrs. I am currently...
I have been using TS for 11 yrs. I am currently using TS 10 with windows 10 and have had no problems with it. You can't beat the charting capabilities. However, I only trade the NQ and CL and my...
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Traders Hideout
April 17th, 2020, 11:30 AM
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Are all Tick Charts Different?
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futrstrdr
I use tick charts exclusively using different...
I use tick charts exclusively using different tick values depending on the market. However, any moving averages I use always use the mean value of each bar since the the closing price of any tick bar...
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Traders Hideout
March 13th, 2020, 04:19 PM
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Color lines based on moving average up/down
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825
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futrstrdr
What program are you using?
What program are you using?
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Traders Hideout
January 1st, 2020, 11:53 AM
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Which Fures are your favorite to trade and why ?
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futrstrdr
I use CL, ES, GC, NQ, and US. Usually, I can find...
I use CL, ES, GC, NQ, and US. Usually, I can find good trades on a daily basis with those 5
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Traders Hideout
August 4th, 2019, 04:24 PM
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How was your path of becoming profitable
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futrstrdr
It's taken 22 years but am finally getting the...
It's taken 22 years but am finally getting the hang of it.
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 4th, 2019, 04:22 PM
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Tick Chart Setups for Different Indexes
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13,432
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futrstrdr
Tick size
I find that a larger tick value leads to fewer and better trades. I use 5000 tick charts for CL & ES
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Traders Hideout
March 15th, 2019, 10:08 PM
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New Futures Trading questions
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futrstrdr
Live data for the CME which includes NYMEX and...
Live data for the CME which includes NYMEX and COMEX runs $20/month on tradestation
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Traders Hideout
March 2nd, 2019, 02:19 PM
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Best trading strategy and methodology for 2019
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futrstrdr
Best trading strategy
I totally agree with achoo58's comment. I have been trading futures since 1997 and after having tried thousands of approaches I have finally found one that fits my personality and thought processes....
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Traders Hideout
January 13th, 2019, 11:03 AM
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35
No more BS- what works and what doesnt.
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8,869
Posted By
futrstrdr
kazz, I use a 9 bar EMA of the median price...
kazz,
I use a 9 bar EMA of the median price of the bar. Seems to work very well with tick charts and Renko bars. I also use only one EMA
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Traders Hideout
January 5th, 2019, 02:00 PM
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No more BS- what works and what doesnt.
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8,869
Posted By
futrstrdr
I completely agree with thw333333's comments....
I completely agree with thw333333's comments. They mirror my experiences pretty closely. I have been trading futures for over 21 years and things are finally coming together. I have gone from using...
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Platforms and Indicators
October 28th, 2018, 10:51 AM
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My trading philosophy for choosing the Holy Grail trade setup
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futrstrdr
Holy Grail
I have been programming indicators for over 25 years, starting with SuperCharts and now with Tradestation. I've spent untold thousands of hours looking at charts and trying different approaches to...
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Platforms and Indicators
October 20th, 2018, 10:17 AM
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Anyone find any indicators of value? That you wouldn't trade without...?
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futrstrdr
Indicators
It's not really crossover system. I have a short term EMA and a longer term WMA. When the EMA is below the WMA I know that the market is in a downtrend. The reverse if an uptrend. Then if the adx is...
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Traders Hideout
August 20th, 2018, 02:12 PM
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How many indicators are on your charts?
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futrstrdr
I use 2 moving averages on tick charts and a...
I use 2 moving averages on tick charts and a short term ADX graph in a subgraph. Then I have one alert when my conditions occur. I have been trading futures for 21 yrs and have slowly whittled my...
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Trading Journals
August 19th, 2018, 10:55 PM
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Day Trading from an Ogre's Point of View
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futrstrdr
I use tick charts. Here is a screen...
I use tick charts.
Here is a screen shothttps://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=253438
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Trading Journals
August 19th, 2018, 05:59 PM
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Day Trading from an Ogre's Point of View
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80,494
Posted By
futrstrdr
I've been using a 2048 tick chart for CL,GC, and...
I've been using a 2048 tick chart for CL,GC, and NQ. Use 4096 tick chart for the ES. Works very well, at least for me
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 19th, 2018, 11:59 AM
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4
$50 Dollars a Day
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2,142
Posted By
futrstrdr
Very good post. I agree that it helps to focus on...
Very good post. I agree that it helps to focus on 1 maybe 2 markets and keep your charts as simple as possible. I find that tick charts work very well. I basically use the same methodology that...
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Traders Hideout
August 18th, 2018, 10:55 AM
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108
Sticky:
What I wish I would have known when I got started.
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futrstrdr
I agree with the majority of what has been...
I agree with the majority of what has been written. I have been trading futures for 21 yrs. I have spent most of those 21 yrs finding out what works for me. I've tried all sorts of indicators, time...
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Platforms and Indicators
August 12th, 2018, 09:12 PM
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Anyone find any indicators of value? That you wouldn't trade without...?
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11,273
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futrstrdr
Indicators I wouldn't trade without
After trying what seemed like hundreds of different indicators i have settled on 2 moving averages and paint bars that reflect an adx value > than 35. These combined with using tick charts provides...
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